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Manchester

Serves Manchester, Meriwether County, GA · 5,397 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Manchester in the last ten years, including an unresolved Revised Total Coliform Rule violation.

  • GA1990003
  • MANCHESTER
  • GA
  • 5,397 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 31816
EPA system ID GA1990003

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
1
Unresolved
1
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
4

Key facts

  • Manchester draws water from 2 surface water intakes.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by Georgia, March 2010.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,773 unknown out of 2,117 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
 110 Jul 22, 2023 Active No
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Mar 1, 2020 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Jul 2, 2025 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Jul 1, 2025 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jul 21, 2022 Active
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Feb 1, 2021 Resolved

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for Manchester go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 9 health-based violations (9 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 4 0
2000s 3 3
2010 to October 18, 2016 2 2
2020s 2 4

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began May 2014, Archived.

Show all 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 May 1, 2014 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2012 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2004 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 May 1, 2001 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2000 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1999 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1998 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 1997 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 1992 Archived

Enforcement actions

Georgia regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Manchester in 2010. The most recent was an administrative penalty in March 2010.

Date By Action Violations covered
Mar 9, 2010 Georgia Administrative penalty 1 violation: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Jan 21, 2010 Georgia Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

What the violations mean

Revised Total Coliform Rule

1 incident

The system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule

Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system

Surface Water Treatment Rule

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Surface Water Treatment Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Manchester draws water from 2 surface water intakes. It also has an emergency connection to Warm Springs. 1 other community water system buys water from Manchester.

Emergency or part-time connections to

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Manchester must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.

Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.

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Testing your own water

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